The second time Paul Mantz makes the list. It seems that he had a specialty that no one else
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Jackie Chan and Police Story
This is for several stunts, including an opening sequence featuring a car chase through a shanty town, Chan stopping
Continue readingCharlie Chaplin and Modern Times
This one is mentioned here because of the sheer physicality of the role of the tramp in this film.
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Yes, Tom Cruise is on my list for the myriad of stunt work that he performed himself in this
Continue readingBest Stunts of the Year List 1920-1929
Here is the list for the Best Movie Stunts for the Decade 1920-1929 as listed in the book, 100
Continue readingStunt Man and Stunt Pilot for The Phantom
The acting in this film is pretty bad, but I still think it’s a fun flick for a “Stuck
Continue readingBuster Keaton and Steamboat Bill Jr.
It’s an iconic image, a cyclone ravages a small town and blows the front of the building down. As
Continue readingJohn Wayne and The Sons of Katie Elder
Less that four months after the operation to have his left lung removed, still having considerable trouble breathing, John
Continue readingYakima Canutt and Canyon Hawks
There’s a scene in this one where Yak drives an open wagon driven by two horses straight down a
Continue readingVic Armstrong and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The stunt where he jumps from a horse onto a German tank was voted one of the Top Ten
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